Climate Science and Global Environmental Change - tenure track position
The School of Earth Sciences and Environmental Sustainability at Northern
Arizona University is seeking applications from individuals with interest
and expertise in climate science and its relation to global environmental
change. This is a teaching, advising, research and service faculty position
and is integral to continued development of the interdisciplinary PhD in
Earth Sciences Environmental Sustainability. We seek applicants who
complement NAU's interdisciplinary programs in climate change and who will
(1) advance new understandings of natural climate variability, (2) improve
projections of climate change through increased understanding of
connections between the atmosphere and hydrosphere, climate modeling,
paleoclimate analysis, or related interdisciplinary fields, and (3) apply
this knowledge to planning and coping with changing climate and related
environmental stresses, including its impacts on ecosystems and landscapes.
The successful applicant will have demonstrated success in extramurally
funded research in climate science and global environmental change.
The successful candidate must have a doctorate conferred by August 18, 2014
in a field related to climate science; teaching experience at the college
level; and demonstrated research experience in climate science that bridges
from the past (paleo) to present (instrumental) or future (model
projections) time periods.
Applicants must send a letter of application describing their professional
goals and how they meet the minimum and preferred qualifications, including
evidence for preparedness to teach a graduate-level course in climatology.
Include a curriculum vita, and contact information for three references.
Electronic (pdf) applications are preferred. Send to
seses_admin_supp...@nau.edu. For questions regarding the position, contact
the Chair of the search committee (scott.ander...@nau.edu). The position
will remain open until filled. Review of applications will begin on
November 1, 2013. Please refer to the full details of the position
description at hr.nau.edu/node/2796job_req=600513.